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dale, June 30, the first and heaviest blow OF the
Confederates fell with. crushing force upon
Mccall zCol Simmons met the attack bravely,
ana SffSve tie Confederates back into the woods
SuddeDlythey turned, and pursued became pur-
suers There was a frightful slaughter, in which
Col. Simmons was mortally wounded. Presently
the Confederates made a charge in wedge shape
They came down upon Randol's battery with
irresistible fury, yelling like wild Indians. Moth
ing could Withstand them, with men swarmng
under, over aud around the guns and cutting loose
the horses Gen. Kearney said afterward that arti-
lery was out Of the question. Finally McCars line
broke, and he was driven to the rear, losing some
of the guns. Kearney came to the rescue after
McCall's defeat, and formed two lines In the
woods. The Confederates charged on the guns
three times during the afternoon, but were re-
T yulsed each time. Gen. Mccall, in trying to
rally his men, about dusk, was taken prisoner At
Richmond he saw one Of his brigade generals,
Reynolds, captured at Gaines Mill.
Fresh troops coming from White Oak Swamp
toward evening finished the flgIt and drove the
Confederates back. and with the darkness the
battle Of Glendale ended. At another point in
the Federal line, Hunts artillery and Gen.. Sykes
troops repulsed Confederate attack, at Malvern
Hill, making the third for that bloody June 30
Gen. Meade was dangerously wounded that day.
The Federal line Of retreat had not been cut in
two, though it had been fearfully strained, and
that night and the next day the last Of the
weary Union troops struggled into the new camp
ct Malvern Hill.
But it was not to rest. Tuesday, June 1, oc-
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and Heintzelman at Aliens farm, but was
three times repulsed. Magruder went in
person to Lee to get re-enforcements in
vain Lee had ordered Huger and jackson
of somewhere else.
Magruder's attack ceased. Summers corps
then moved nearer Savage station.
McClellan's destruction Of the Chicka-
hominy bridges had retarded the pursuit by
jackson, who was on the north side Of the
river. He did not get over till the morning
of the 30th.
Meantime, OH the afternoon OF the 20th,
Magruder again attacked the Federal forces
around Savage Station. He says he had
$4,000 men. Thus, with Huger's division
pursuing McCIellans army, Richmond was
quite denuded of troops.
The Federal forces grouped around Savage
station in the battle of that name were Frank
Inns corps, with Smith and Slocum as division
commanders, Summers corps, and -McCalrsS
division of Franklin's corps Heintzelman
had been ordered by Sumner to take position
on the left, but Heintzelman simply withdrew
his corps, and took no part in the battle OF
Savage Station. He said there was not room
for so many troops, SO he destroyed the stores
at Savage station and started for the James.
It was well known that there was no love
lost between Heintzelman and Sumner.
Leo had expected jackson to take part in
the action at Savage station, but jackson had
not vet been able to rebuild the Grapevine
bridge, and so Magruder fought alone. AT
$50 Magruder brought his forces into action.
With them was the peculiar rifled cannon
which the Confederates called the "Land Mer-
rimac" 1t was mounted upon car, and the
front of it was covered with sloping iron
roof, from which shots ratified harmlessly off.
The sides were protected with armor plate,
over which was another covering Of heavy
wood.
Just before sunset Magruder's Confederates
made rush for the Union forces at Savage
station. The "Land Merrimac" was used
with great effect They were met with
heavy fire from the Union line. Then for
half an hour there was nothing but roar and
smoke and deadly fire. At the end Of that
time the Confederate lines were broken.
They gave way, fell back and left the road to
White Oak swamp open for the Federal re-
treat TO the James. The retreat was con-
tinued as soon as the wounded could be
gathered up, and Summers and Franklin's
corps went on their way, through White
Oak swamp, leaving behind them Savage
Station, with its hugo hospital OF sick and
wounded and its medical stores. This was
McClellan's order. 1t fell into the hands OF
Stonewall Jackson next morning, with its
$500 men.
In the battle of Savage station the Con-
federates lost 600 men, the Federals 5000.
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serial-the flghus OF Aliens Farm and savage
Station and the affair at Willis church, all

serial-the fights OF Aliens Farm and savage
Station and the affair at Willis church, all
June 90.
With all haste Mcclellan had retreated to-
ward the James. He gave orders that all
supplies which could not be quickly conveyed
should be destroyed. Says Gen. Webb, in
the "Peninsula Campaign:" "Lines of fire
marked the camps and depots Of the Union
troops. Millions Of rations, hundreds OF tons
of fixed ammunition and shells for the siege
guns were thus lost"
June 30 McClellan's headquarters were re-
moved from Savage station to the james
river side Of White Oak swamp. The line OF
retreat can be seen on the map Of the seven
days battle ground. The same day Sumner
abandoned Fair Oaks and also dropped south
ward, to Orchard station. BY following the
line Of march on the map the reader will see
that their moves were In a direction away
from Richmond.
"Ah, there was time for you," says one Of
the old boys of the army Of the Potomac, who
limps about with bullet wound in his leg,
got in the seven days battle. "We used to
fight all day and march all night"
So desperately bent on reaching the
James was Mcclellan that he left his sick
and wounded who could not be moved be-,
hind him in hospital at Savage station,
3whsre they would ineyt yttably .bs talgen by The
Confederates.
Sumner and Heintzelman's corps were at
Aliens farm, near Orchard station, on the
morning Of June 90. That morning Lees
army started in pursuit Of the retreating
Federals. Huger and Magruder started out,
Magruder by the Williamsburg road, which
led eastward to Savage station, Huger by
the Charles City road, which led southeast
ward to Glendale. These and Longstreet and
A. P. Hill were to attack on the right, while
jackson was to cross the Ch:ckahominy in
the rear of the Federals and pursue from the
north.
Mcclellan, in arranging his retreat, had
ordered Keyes to 60 forward first and take
position on Malvern Hill, near the James.
Porter and Franklin were to follow, and so,
watching the rear and the right, they were
to push on to the James. This was the
morning of the Goth. Mcclellan himself had
already ridden on toward the James, to &C.
lect a suitable position. The heaviest supplies
were already well on the way. Among them
was drove of $500 beef cattle, which were
got off in safety.
rcan James Tonpstreet WAS n Sorth Caroinian
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the Fifth Federal rITz JOHN PORTER assn.
corps on the north side of the Chickahominy,
There were $1,000 Union troops, while the
Confederates, with the re-enforcements con-
stantly coming up, numbered not less than
$4,000.
The Federal troops engaged were Sykes
and Morells divisions of three brigades each.
The fight Of the 9th is also sometimes called
the battle of Cold Harbor.
i A. P. H1l made an attack and then with
drew somswhat BE kept up q hall fight for
two hours, waiting for Longstreet and Jack
son. About o'clock SSonewall jackson ar
rived, and at once engaged in battle with all
his force The Confederate forces in the
fight at Gaines Mills were the divisions OF
the two Hills, Longstreet, Branch, Ewell and
Whiting. The battle roared and thundered
from Q o'clock till after sunset. Hero was
some Of the bloodiest fighting Of the war.
Mems lives were no more than flash OF
powder.
Desperate efforts were made to break Por-
ter's line Regiment after regiment Of Con-
federates were rolled against it and recoiled
under tho deadly fire that met them. Yet
others camc, as though they sprang from the
ground. Ewell, from D. H. Hills left, led
one advance AS he came upon the ground
his men met two regiments beaten backward
and flying
"We're whipped, you can't do anything;
they shouted to Ewell's men,"
"Get out of the way, we'll show you," an
swered the new comers.
But even they could not break the line.
They were hard pressed, when suddenly 1900
Georgians, under Lawton, rolled up to their
aid. "Hurrah for Georgia." shouted Ewell's
men.
Meantime, on the south side Of the Chicka-
hominy, in the Federal camps, scene was
passing which nobody afterward felt proud
Of Richmond was largely emptied Of troops.
Across the Chickahominy, within call, were
the corps of Franklin, Sumner, Keyes,
Heintzelman Porter, hard pressed, sent to
his commander for re-enforements. McClel-
Ian, thinking ke had great force in front Of
him, only sent one division, Slocum's, Of
Franklin's corps.
Magruder was practicing his Yorktown
trick Of making q great noise and show
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Cellan desired re- GEN. W. q. FRANKLIN.
endorsements. For the third time it was
promised that Mcdowell should join him. A
second time "Stonewall" Jackson prevented
this by making feint in northern Virginia.
Mcclellan believed that Mcdowell did not
wish to join him as a subordinate, and was
irritated thereat. He wrote Secretary STAN
ton: ut ought to be distinctly understood
under my control"
tween the commanding general and his su-
periors at Washington. Time passed on,
with storm and rain, the commanding gen.
eral execrating the weather, the authorities
at Washington and Gen. Mcdowell, the SOL
diers in the meantime standing waist deep in
mud and water building bridges and earth
works.
June Is, the famous Confederate cavalry
commander, j. E. B. Stuart, made brilliant
raid, circlng quite around the army OF the
Potomac He dashed even into their base OF
supplies at White House, on the Pamunkey,
and carried off large number Of horses and
prisoners. 1t gave the Federal authorities an
uncomfortable shaking up in their minds.
June 25, Mcclellan made mt :e forward
at Seven Pines. There was small fight at
Oak Grove, in which the Union forces were
victorious, and pickets from Heintzelman's
and Summers corps were posted within four
miles Of Richmond.
The generalship Of Gems. Lee and Stone
wall Jackson at this time commands admira-
ton. After finishing his movements in the
Shenandoah Valley, Jackson wrote to John
ston this significant letter, dated June g.:
aShould my command be required at Rich
mond, can be at Mechanics Run depot, OIL
the Central railroad, the second days march"
Lee in command when the letter was re-
ceived, wrote him back that il he could leave
the valley, and 'could deceive the enemy" so
as to make him believe he was still i'll the
Shenandoah region, to come OIL.
The two generals hit on the plan OF appar-
emily sending gre-enforcements from Richmond
to the Shenandoah, to Jackson, giving the
impression that jackson still meditated mis-
chief in the valley. In reality, he was to
meet the re-enforcements and hukry back with
them to Richmond. Lawton's and Writings
commands were marched out Of Richmond
with flourish, care being taken that the
Federals should be aware Of it. At Harris
burg Jackson met item June II, and all
started back to Richmond. The plan was a
complete success, and it was this trick which
for the third time prevented Mcdowell from
Joining the army Of the Potomac.
1t is to be noted that Secretary Stanton
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st1tss Hi & Al kssrE uo seIfsu
I'm Us aisxicf war, and lost an arm while gal.
lantly leading charge. July 2 1882, at the close
Of McClellan's Peninsula campaign, he was pro.
NOTED to major generalship for gallantry. He
did not long live to enjoy his new honor however.
He was killed at Chantiy, Va, Sept. l, two
months later.
There was fighting all along the line that
bloody Monday, June 80. Back at White Oak
Swamp bridge, on its south side Gems. Smith,
Richardson and Nagle were posted with their
commands and Ayres' and Hazards bat
teries. They had crossed White Oak Swamp
bridge and destroyed it behind them. jack
son came up in hot pursuit, and there was
desperate fighting. Hazard was mortally
wounded and his battery cut to pieces, but
still Jackson was held back whole day and
evening by the Federals.
Still, Is the story told
How we'll Horatius kept the bridge
In the brave days Of old.
During the night the Federal forces dropped
southwark, still heading toward Malvern
Hill.
The same day, in the afternoon, the hot
fight at Glendale came off. At Willis church.
near the village, McCall's division was posted.
Ithad suffered frightfully at Mechanicsville
and Gaines Mill, having been reduced from
10000 to 5000; but it was here again, fighting
in the thickest of the battle Mt Glendale.
Kearney's division was at the right of Mccall,
as they faced southwark. Summers corps
was to the left Of Mccall, with Hooker's
division on Summers left Hooker and Kear.
ney belonged to Heintzelman's corps.
Longstreet had hoped to gain the intersec-
ton of the Long Bridge road before the Fed
erals could pass it. But he was too late.
Keyes' and Porter's corps had already passed.
Heintzelmans and Summers men were at
Glendale, with only Franklin in the rear at
White Oak bridge
Longstreet, finding so many Federals at
Glendale, was obliged to wait till Magruder
came up. Gen. Lee and Jefferson Davis were
with Longstreet. waiting to see the battle.
Gen. Couch took prominent part IN the
first battle Of Malvern Hill, which closed the
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ana ILLS line OF sup GEN. A. r. HILL.
plies He therefore prepared to strike Nc
Clellan at White House, on the Pamunkey.
He sent Ewell and Stuart tc that point to
seize the railway and war supplies. They
were a day too late. The stores had been
mostly removed, and such as could not be
carried away were destroyed. The White
House itself had been burnt The night Of
the 2sth of June, it suddenly dawned on Lee
that Mcclellan had changed his base, and
was in retreat to the James, with the inten-
ton of drawing supplies by that way. He
determined to send his army in pursuit at
once.
Then came the next battles in this ghastly
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leader as best they might, Mcclellan was apt
to ben6 somewhere else, experimenting the
throwing up of intrenchments or the selection
Of headquarters or doing engineers work. 1t
was unfortunate for his fame as a military
commander.
Onathe perilous retreat to the James he
went ahead, to Malvern Hill, to James river
and the gunbcats. During the bloody fight
at Glendale the general in chief knew nothing
aboutit till late at night. He had been part
of .sAe day at his headquarters at Malvern
Hill and part Of the time upon gunboat.
In ehH battle at Glendale Gen. Philip Kearney
diefdtdniIiahad hinaaalf IIa 1aas nna of the mnSt
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that fated Goth of June was at Willis
church, near Glendale. 1t was sharp
skirmish with Confederate cavalry on the
Quaker road, by which Mcclellan was re-
treating. With the great number OF Con-
federates drawing nearer and nearer to his
right, and Jackson's men after him in the
rear, this retreat Of Mcclellan to the James
was no child's play.
June 80 Mcclellan had reached his new
headquarters at Malvern hill, near the
James. But the army of the Potomac had
by no means arrived there. 1t had yet more
fighting before it ere it rested on the James.
In this bloody retreat fighting enough was
done and lives enough were sacrificed to have
taken Richmond many times over If the Fed
eral generals had only known how to do it.
Three roads leading out from Richmond
intercept the Quaker road by which McClel-
Ian retreated When keyes began his retreat,
he fortunately discovered an old road run
ming parallel with the Quaker road He
struck that, and by hurrying his men along
it, reached Malvern Hill speedily. A double
line of troops was thus also formed against
the Confederates. The two routes appear on
the map.
There was constant danger OF attack Dy
tue Confcderates along the cross roads, al
ready mentioned, leading from Richmond,
namely, the Charles City, Central and New
market roads As soon as Lee discovered
the line of McClellan's retreat he ordered
Hill and Longstreet to recross to the south
side of the Chickahominy and follow south
and intercept the Federals. The Central road
runs into Long Bridge road, and that crosses
the Quaker road. At the intersection of the
Long Bridge and Quaker roads Hill and
Longstreet found part Of the Federal forces.
A mile further on, at the junction OF the
Newmarket and Quaker roads, McCalrs divi-
sion was posted.
Then took place the sixth contest Of the
seven days fighting-the battle Of Glendale,
sometimes called also the battle Of Nelson's
Farm-Monday, June 80. It is called, too,
the battle of Frazier's Farm.
In all the stubborn fighting of the PENN
sua the absence Of the commanding general
from so many of the severest fights is matter
of note. While his corps commanders, and
in some cases division and brigade generals,
were bearing the brunt Of battle without 2
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The life time of an iron bridge is from
twenty to twenty-five years, and constant
care is necessary to insure its safety. The
Ashtabula bridge was 13 years old, and
at the time it fell beneath the weight of
two engines and heavy express train,
the theory was commonly advanced that
crystallizatiAn had impaired its original
strength. The two great moving causes
of crystallization are vibration and the
hammer blows of the locomotive which
gradually, by repeated impact, turn the
fiber ofiron or steel into mass of crys-
tails, needing only some unusual pressure
or blow to cause them to break apart.
Add to this the oscillation caused by the
passage of trains at high rate of speed,
and it will be seen that an iron bridge
is exposed to peculiar perils, which can
only be guarded against by rigid inspec-
tion and constant renewals,
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ITO BE CONTINUED
A GYPSY BEAUTY.

"Fifty or sixty years ago gypsies in
England were 8 much more remarkable
race than they are at present. The rail-
way had not come to break up their hab-
its, there were hundreds of lonely places
in dell and dingle where they could hatch
the tan, or pitch the tent, their blood had
been little mixed with that Of the Geor-
gio, or Gentle; they spoke their language
with greater purity than now, and still
kept their old characteristics unchanged.
If they had the faults of Arabs, they had
also many OF their good qualities. If
they stole horses and foraged on farmers,
if their women told fortunes, lied, and
sometimes cheated a man out Of all his
ready money by pretending to find
treasure in his cellar, on the other hand
they were extremely grateful and honest
to those who befriended them, and mani
tested in many ways rough manliness
which partially redeemed their petty
vices. They were all, as are many Of their
sects at present, indomitable rough ri
ders,' of the horse horsey,' and to man
boxers, so that many of them were dis
tinguished in the prize-ring, the last Of
these being Jem Mace. At this time there
prevailed among the English Romanya q
strong mutual faith, a tribal honesty,
which was limited, but all the stronger
CQdU, even dS LIl6 dT Ills VI uldh Slo"
stronger when he loses the use of his legs.
They were a people of powerful frames,
passions, and traditional principles.
"With such characteristics there could
not fail among the gypsies many strik-
ing instances of warm friendship, in
tense love, and the fidelity which endures
even till death. This was known of them
when little else was known beyond their
most apparent and repulsive traits. Wal
ter Scott INDUCED in no romance license
when he depicted Hayriddin Mangrabin
as devoted to Quentin Durware even at
present the incident Of thoughtful gift
or any little act Of kindness to them will
be remembered with a gratitude out Of
all proportion to its value, and 60 the
rounds of all the Romany in the United
States. And therefore when men fell in
love with women there often resulted
those instances Of intense passion and
steady faith. whichat the present day are
really becoming mythical. The gypsy in
this, as in everything else, has been a
continuation of the middle ages, or of
the romance era.
"Such passion was inspired more
than half a century ago by Jack Cooper,
the Kurumengro Rom, or Fighting Gypsy,
in girl of his own tribe. Her name was
Charlotte Lee, and it was about 1880 that
Leslie, the Royal Academician, led by
the fame of her beauty, painted the pic
Of his sister, Miss Emma Leslie, from
which numerous engravings were taken.
The fame of her charms still survives
among her people. and when few days
ago as I write, was talking of Charlotte
to some gypsies of her kin near Philadel-
phia, was asked if meant the Rinkeni;
that is, the Beautiful one."
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moved all his army to Harrlson's landing, three
miles down, and wrote to Washington for re.en.
forcements. OF the 10000 men which had POSI-
lively been furnished him he reported that he
had only SC, 900 left.
CT Lees So,7G2 men, he lost in killed and
wounded during the seven days fighting, includ-
Ing Malvern Hill, 1s,4OO. The fighting through.
out was awful and bloody, without decisive result
on either side. Six weeks OF inuction followed.
OF the leading generals who took part in this ter.
rible campaign few are left. The Army and
Navy Journal keeps record of them. Sumner
died during the war. Heintzelman died recently
In Washington. a retired army officer. Gen. Nc.
Call still lives engaged in civil pursuits In Penn
sylvania. Gen. Keyes Is also living engaged In
civil pursuits. too. Gen. Couch, ct the use Of IS,
resides in Hartford, Conn.
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Franklin's corps
was moved across
to the right bank.
Fitz John Porter's
corps was the only
one renal nj ng
upon the left bank.
In his testimony
before the court Of
inquiry on tho PEN
insula campaign.
G en-. s u m n Q r
afterward said: u
was never in favor
of tn ose field
works. I think
they have q ten
dency to make the
men timid, and do
mora harm than
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After Stuart's raid, June II, Mcclellan
began to prepare for changing his base OF
supplies from the Pamunkey across the PEN
insula on the James river. He did this in
view of nossible defeat and disaster.
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year before Rich
mond fell, the
name Of J. E. B.
Stuart occurs con-
stantly in encount-
ers with the army
Of Virgi MIA.
W b ere yer there
was opportunity
for swiftness and
daring there he
was found. May
10, 1854, this IA
nous cavalry man
as mortal
wounded near
n.~l-a.nI In an
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THE BATTLE OF MALVERN HILL.

This battle properly closes the terrific seven
days fighting.
As the troops came In they were posted in
strong positions about Malvern Hill by Gen. Bar
nard, chief engineer. They changed front and
were faced toward Richmond.
1t was finally settled, however, that the perma-
nent camp was not to be at Malvern Hill, but at
Harrison's landing on the river where supplies
could be better obtained and where the army
could be under the protection of tho gunboats.
Gen. Mcclellan went on board the Galena to con-
suit with Commodore Rodgers about the supplies.
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fire forced Smiths
division to abandon
its position at Gold
illg's farm and
move nearer Saw
age station. Lee be-
lieved that McClel-
Ian would throw bis
whole force back
north of the Chick
a b o m my, after
leaving Gaines
Mill, in order to
save White House
-